Elections are a hallmark of democracy, making them prime targets for foreign interference. Find ASD’s work on the foreign threats to election infrastructure and electoral processes, as well as steps democracies can take to secure them, on this page.
David Salvo and Rachael Dean Wilson in Defense One: Foreign interference in U.S. elections isn’t old news
False narratives, new technologies, and the potential for political violence are intensifying an already fraught election cycle. Read more here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of the author alone. [...]
Voting in Beijing’s Shadow: The People’s Republic of China Interferes in the 2024 Taiwanese Elections
The recent Taiwanese elections provide important insights into the tools and tactics the People’s Republic of China (PRC) might use when election results matter to its leadership. Similarly, Taiwanese authorities’ vigilance and responsiveness to Bei [...]
What to Watch: ASD at GMF Experts Weigh in on the 2024 US Presidential Primaries
This year’s US presidential primaries will determine who will lead the country come January 2025 amid growing autocratic threats to American democracy. Experts from the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund are monitoring and a [...]
Taiwan’s Election: 2024’s Canary in the Coal Mine for Disinformation against Democracy
As we step into 2024, an unprecedented four billion people globally are gearing up to participate in what is set to be the largest election year in history. At the forefront of this democratic marathon is Taiwan, whose January elections not only ina [...]
Addressing Current and Emerging Threats To Secure Democracy
Democratic backsliding has been a defining feature of modern politics and the transatlantic space has not been immune to this trend. The subversive effect of autocratic efforts to undermine democracy has concerned leaders across Europe and the Unite [...]
David Levine in the Fulcrum: Alabama’s AVID: A Closer Look at Voter Data Security
Last month, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen announced a new system, the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID) that he said would improve the accuracy of the state’s voter rolls by comparing the state’s voter registration information to the st [...]
Civil Society in Ukraine’s Restoration: A Guide to CSOs Mobilizing for a Marshall Plan
Executive Summary Ukraine has one of the most vibrant civil societies in the world. In the decade since it launched and led the Revolution of Dignity, Ukrainian civil society has held successive governments’ feet to the fire while at the same time [...]
Kyiv’s Mobilization for Restoration: A Landscape Analysis of Ukrainian Government Authorities Organizing for a Marshall Plan
Executive Summary Ukraine has become a different country over the past decade. Compared to the closed post-Soviet oligarchy that it was before the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine is now an open society governed as a vibrant democracy that resp [...]
Red Lines Around a Free and Fair Polish Election
Executive Summary The October 15, 2023 Polish parliamentary election will not be fair. The country’s last fair election was in 2015, when the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) came to power and promptly set about undermining constitutional govern [...]
David Levine and Krystyna Sikora in The Fulcrum: Harris County Election Mistakes
Earlier this month, Harris County sued the State of Texas to temporarily block a law, known as Senate Bill 1750, that would eliminate the Harris County elections administrator position effective September 1st. Harris County really messed up its ad [...]
Securing Democracy Dispatch
Announcements Today we launched the War in Ukraine: Military Bloggers dashboard, an interactive, open-source tool for analyzing the reach and messaging of prominent Russian military bloggers on Telegram! Check out key takeaways from the dashboard h [...]
David Levine Discusses How to Counter Disinformation about Election Administration with Transparencia Electoral
Senior Elections Integrity David Levine joined Transparencia Electoral on August 4, 2023 to discuss strategies to counter disinformation about election administration. [...]